Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Ancient artifacts recovered in West Bank

APPREHENDED: Israel recovers rare findings from alleged antiquities traffickers in West Bank. Three Palestinian suspects arrested, illegal weapons seized, in operation that followed arrest of prominent dealer in northern West Bank several months ago (Times of Israel).
Among the items recovered Monday were coins, titles and stone doors from the Roman and Byzantine periods, along with ancient tools from the Iron Age and the 7th Century.
There's a photo of what looks like an olive press too. Cf. the article below.

For additional coverage and more photos, see the article in the Jerusalem Post: Weapons, historic artifacts seized by Border Police in West Bank. Three Palestinian suspects were arrested and transferred for further questioning.

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